diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 342908c5..79f8a48b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
 -   `boto3` as an explicit dependency has been removed in favor of `django-storages[s3]`.
 -   Removed deprecated `version` property from all Docker `compose*.yml` files.
+-   Dropped support for Python 3.8.
 
 ## [2024.23]
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 960cfe21..ab995fce 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ dynamic = ["version"]
 license = {file = "LICENSE"}
 name = "django-twc-project"
 readme = "README.md"
-requires-python = ">= 3.8"
+requires-python = ">= 3.9"
 
 [tool.bumpver]
 commit = true
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ extend-include = ["*.pyi?"]
 indent-width = 4
 # Same as Black.
 line-length = 88
-# Assume Python >3.8.
-target-version = "py38"
+# Assume Python >3.9
+target-version = "py39"
 
 [tool.ruff.format]
 # Like Black, indent with spaces, rather than tabs.